MIDI Score vs Humming Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MIDI Score
This app transforms MIDI files into synchronized sheet music. View musical notes as the music plays, with support for various clefs and track selection. Manage your songs and download new ones directly.
- Converts MIDI to sheet music
- Synchronized playback
- Supports multiple clefs
- Track selection
- Song management
- Web and iTunes download
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[MIDI Score] is an app that converts MIDI files to sheet music. While you are listening to music, you can see musical notes synchronized. FEATURES - Converts MIDI files to sheet music - Plays the sheet music with the synchronization - Supports the treble clef, the bass clef, and both - Track Selection to display the sheet music - Song management by title, artist, and tags - Song download from the web browser, and iTunes file sharing - Automatic synchronization between iOS devices via iCloud PRO VERSION (In-App Purchase) - AB Repeat - Scaling the sheet music - Adjusts the bar width and octave - Playback speed - Transposition - Fingering of piano and guitar - PDF Export, Print, and Share - Removes Ads
Humming Note
Easily create music notation from your humming. This app converts vocal melodies into MIDI files, even if you have no musical training. It automatically transposes to C major for beautiful scoring.
- Generate MIDI from humming
- Create music notation without musical training
- Automatic transposition to C major
- Noise-free environment recommended
- Avoid vocal vibration for best results
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"Humming Note" is an application that automatically generates music scores from humming. Even if you don't know how to write score, you can easily create music notation (MIDI file). The generated file is automatically transposed to the key of C major, so even if the notes are slightly out of tune, you can still score them beautifully. How to make a good notation 1. Sing in "tah, tah, tah" 2. Sing in a noise-free environment. 3. Don't vibrate your singing voice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MIDI Score at 4.0 against Humming Note's 1.8. MIDI Score also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 17%) and ratings volume (151 vs 8). Humming Note's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. MIDI Score sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Humming Note asks for nothing beyond the download.
MIDI Score holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MIDI Score has 151 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of MIDI Score's written reviews are positive against 17% of Humming Note's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MIDI Score | Humming Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (151 ratings) — better | 1.8 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.5% of reviews — better | 17.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 151 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 14.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AmoriyA | Kohei YASUI |
Customer experience
MIDI Score
Humming Note
In-app purchases
MIDI Score
- Upgrade to Pro$4.99
Humming Note
No in-app purchases
